Kevan Jones: The new rates of war pensions and allowances proposed from April 2009 are set out in the table below. The annual uprating of war pensions and allowances for 2009 will take place from the week beginning 6 April.
	
		
			 War Pensions Rates 
			 (Weekly rates unless otherwise shown) Rates Rates 
			  2008 2008 
			 War Pensions   
			 Disablement Pension (100% rates)   
			 officer (£ per annum) 7,571.00 7,952.00 
			 other ranks 145.10 152.40 
			 Age allowances   
			 40% - 50% 9.75 10.25 
			 Over 50% but not over 70% 14.90 15.65 
			 Over 70% but not over 90% 21.25 22.30 
			 Over 90% 29.80 31.30 
			
			 Disablement gratuity   
			 specified minor injury (min.) 924.00 970.00 
			 specified minor injury (max.) 6,902.00 7,247.00 
			 unspecified minor injury (min.) 381.00 400.00 
			 unspecified minor injury (max.) 8,974.00 9,423.00 
			
			 Unemployability allowance   
			 Personal 89.70 94.20 
			 adult dependency increase 50.55 53.10 
			 increase for first child 11.75 12.35 
			 increase for subsequent children 13.80 14.50 
			
			 Invalidity allowance   
			 higher rate 17.75 18.95 
			 middle rate 11.40 12.00 
			 lower rate 5.70 6.00 
			
			 Constant attendance allowance   
			 exceptional rate 109.60 115.00 
			 intermediate rate 82.20 86.25 
			 full day rate 54.80 57.50 
			 part-day rate 27.40 28.75 
			
			 Comforts allowance   
			 higher rate 23.50 24.70 
			 lower rate 11.75 12.35 
			
			 Mobility supplement 52.25 54.85 
			
			 Allowance for lowered standard of occupation (maximum) 54.72 57.44 
			
			 Therapeutic earnings limit 4,602.00 4,784.00 
			
			 Exceptionally severe disablement allowance 54.80 57.50 
			 Severe disablement occupational allowance 27.40 28.75 
			
			 Clothing allowance (£ per annum) 187.00 196.00 
			
			 Education allowance (£ per annum) (max) 120.00 120.00 
			
			 Widow(er)s-private 110.05 115.55 
			 Widow(er)s' (other ranks) 110.05 115.55 
			 Widow(er)-officer (£ per annum) (max) 6,779.00 7,118.00 
			 Childless widow(er)s' u-40 (other ranks) 26.36 27.68 
			 Childless widow(er)s' u-40-officer (£s per annum) (max) 6,779.00 7,118.00 
			
			 Supplementary pension 73.64 77.32 
			 Age allowance   
			 (a) age 65 to 69 12.55 13.20 
			 (b) age 70 to 79 24.10 25.30 
			 (c) age 80 and over 35.75 37.55 
			
			 Children's allowance   
			 increase for first child 17.30 18.15 
			 increase for subsequent children 19.35 20.30 
			
			 Orphan's pension   
			 increase for first child 19.70 20.70 
			 increase for subsequent children 21.60 22.70 
			
			 Unmarried dependant living as spouse (max) 107.70 113.20 
			
			 Rent allowance (max) 41.50 43.60 
			
			 Adult orphan's pension (max) 84.50 88.75